Yuvonne:
Once I was on the road, I made sure to walk briskly so Baxter stayed behind me, and more importantly, so he couldn’t see my expressions.
"Just make sure you don't have any commitments. We’ll be dining with them," I told Baxter, hurrying straight to the second floor and avoiding Kaylee and Graham downstairs.
I needed to notify my mother first.
The moment I entered my bedroom, I locked the door and called her.
"So, did you make the kids eat the chocolates?" my mother asked excitedly.
"Not really. I mean, I left the tray out. And you know, they’re kids. They’ll eat eventually." I sat down on the bed, exhausted and annoyed by the way Madeline got to act around me now.
"Why didn’t they eat it already?" my mother wondered.
"Because Madeline has to prove she’s someone important,
